The double life of a Russian 'spy' beheaded by Islamic State

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By Maria Tsvetkova MAYKOP/GVARDEYSKOYE, Russia (Reuters) - In the video, a*man in an orange jump suit kneels*beside*a lake in Syria*and confesses*in Russian to spying on Islamic State militants. When Islamic State posted this*footage*online on Dec. 2, it brought the distant Syria conflict home to ordinary Russians. The*prisoner and*alleged spy*in the video said his name*was Magomed Khasiev, that he was from Russia's mainly Muslim region of Chechnya, and that he worked*for Russian intelligence.




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